Sensitive data management

1. What is sensitive data management?
2. What are the 4 types of sensitive data?
3. How should sensitive data be managed?

What is sensitive data management?

Managing sensitive data involves protecting it from unauthorized or unlawful access (hacking), exposure, theft, and damage. Sensitive data management also involves the privacy of these data and controlling authorization to the individuals that can view, share or use it.

What are the 4 types of sensitive data?

Regulated, Business, Confidential, and High-Risk Data.

How should sensitive data be managed?

Any sensitive data stored on a portable or personable device should be password or passcode protected and securely encrypted. This includes data held on USBs, external hard drives, laptops, desktop computers, smart phones, tablets and external servers.